Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-15
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Thas the horrors Of IRE we're not
addsd 10 the terrible disaster vas due
30 she promptnesa With which relief was
sent. A ehsmieai engine from Roslin.
dale vas at the scene within twenty
minutes after the occurrence. Infor-
nafion vas bronght by . letter-cArrief,
who gave the alarm Of Gre upon OBJ
serving the flames issuing from tbs
dehFis. The flames were soon sxtin-
guished, and the Aremen then did az
oellent work In reacuing the injured.
coRRKcT LIST IMPOSSIBLE
BosTox, March I4.-Tt has been im-
possible 30 obtain q correct and csm-
plete list Of the killed and wounded,
owing TO the fact that Immediately
after the catastrophe occurred the via
tins we're hastily removed from the
scene. and in s1ch widely diversified
directions that Il is difioult 10 trace
them. some Of the injured were a.
once conveyed TO their homes. Others
others etili found temporary shelter IN
the residences In the immediate neigh-
oorhoed. Some Of them are dead A
i 1@d~aAaF - e0GAAs ~ Aa1AI VIZ 8Age-LeN
10 the city moraue. bot there were
others taken 20 the depot. The Roelin-
dale. Forest Hill and Canterbury agents
Of the railway company are new dili-
| gently ai work endeavoFin0 10 complete
the statistics of the calamity and full
list OF the casualties will be furnished
at the earliest practicable moment.
ALL DAT xARGR coRFs
OF surgeons have been ct work, altsnd-
ing 10 the injured, who are more M
meroos thaa vas 81 aFst reported. u
being nov estimated that nearly 800
persons received wounds. A number Of
these, IL ID said. will probably die. A
curious feature Of the disaster is found
IN the fact that the bridge went
down with the wreck Not q scrap
OF iron remained attached 10 the abut-
nent. and bat for the chasm and awful
wreck beneath there 10 nothing 10 indi-
cate that bridge bad once spanned the
street.
TIE WRECK OF TIE BRrDoR
Lay under ths debris Of the train and
was almost completely shat out from
view. Lying by the side of one of
the splendid cars was one Of the main |
iron RiTdsrs Of the bridge, which showed
clean new fracture thF0uRh its entire |
breadth. This giFder was oODpssed Of
TIVE parallel plates Of heavy wrought |
iron, connected by braces of wrought |
iron and bolted together. The opinion |
is generally expressed by those Who |
have personally inspected the wreck |
that the breaking Of the Rirder vas the |
immediate cause Of the disaster, bat |
there is much Dc ubt as 20 the cause Of |
the breaking OF the girder. u is stated |
by some thst there vas jarFing and |
bumpiuR sensation Just previous TO the |
crash which
GIVES COLOR TO THE STORY
That the fourth car. which was the |
first 90 through the bridge, was de- |
rallied and thr0gn from its trucks 10 the |
ties on the bridge with sneh force as to |
cause its heavy irsR supports 10 give |
way at the poiut where the parallel |
ties Wefe, aud where the iron eirders |
were boltsd together. There was found |
fracture 10 the iron, part Of which |
was Rusted and indicated an old flaw, |
while the other portions showed clean |
fractures. This might. in the opinion |
81 some persons, indicate that the old |
haw had weakened the truss or eirdeF |
to such an extent that when the full |
weight of the train came upon the |
bridge il caused the remaining section |
of the tEass to Rive way. thus allowing |
the entire structure TO fall.
Another fact bearing upon the cause |
Of the disaster 10 the condition Of the |
ears which vent over the bridge With |
scarcely less damage than Vas inflicted |
upon cars which vent through the high |
way. The frst signs Of violence is upon |
the woodwork Of the second truck of |
the first car Of the train. A very vio- |
lent blow from underneath, as before |
mentioned, fractured q very heavy 4xl0 |
inch oak timber in the frame OF the |
truck, midway between the rails and the |
two axles. The biow was so heavy that |
II lifted the truck from the track and |
derailed the car. Engineer White says
that when going across the bridge be
felt q shock, which be thought might |
have been caneed by broken axles. How
ever, Il could not possibly have been the
frst cause OF the accident, for the trucks
of the 6Fst two ears we're 10 good condi-
ton, except in regard 20 ths fractured
oak timber mentioned above,
TIE eNLY RKlAININo
Possible Gauss Of the accident IL the
broken rail, aud that is doubtfal. a. be-
| fore stated an Investigation into this
Doint could not result satisfactorily, for
there are many pieces Of broken and
twisted rails oiled up IN she wreck.
The prsbable cause Of the smashing mp
Of the three cars next the engine, which
remained on the top Of the embank-
| meat, is that they must hava iamped
the track when the rear cars went
through the bridge.
TIE BUssEY BarDoE
| Was built Is years age, and during the
past 10 years has been repaired threc
times. WoFkman have been busiiy en-
gagged all day In removing the debris
from tbs street and from the esnbank-
ments. Tae wreck is % oomplete that
no attempt vas made 10 save any pof
tion Of the train.
HvTDEEcEs wKRE FOUND
/ OF the terrible nature Of the disaster at
| q late boar a. The Rerk 0i removing the
wreck progressed, in some places were
/ fragments Of hssh or Of oioshtng which
had belonged to ssns victim, whose re-
mains bad previously been removed.
There wss blood over everything
MOST or TEE PIECES
OF clothing found were from garments
I DA A0aAEAa AAA4 a4N A8ANAaAN BA@ fAaN A~AN-At
vas greater than among the men. In
one place the bodies Of seven were
/ taken ouf. all horribly rnaneled. : sad
sight vas thai of two Riris with their
arms arsund one ArotbsF, csinRing 20
eefher IN the embrace 0f death In
many instances erovbars and axes
were necessary TO free the persons Who
were pinned in she wreek. 10 two cases
il vas necessary 20 cut the bodifs tn
two in efdeF 30 Ret them cot. They
we're already crushed Oat Of al resemb-
lance 20 hnman shape. and Thoroughly
Wedged 10 90 that they could Be 70
moved ia no other way.
An OLD LApI
Was taken from the ear uniniured. With
her eiSthira torn 20 shreda Sbe said
that the women IN the car secDsd 70 Be
panic stricken - sbs momeDt when the
crash came. She saw one woman dying
IN tie sat, while another woman had
her hesd piliowed on the dying vomAn's
hrsass. I be headless trunh Of q woman